{"id":83844,"date":"2026-09-01T13:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/83844\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:58:12","slug":"naomi-osaka-brings-steel-style-of-nba-icon-iverson-to-reach-us-open-second-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/83844\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka brings steel, style of NBA icon Iverson to reach US Open second round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Naomi Osaka unveiled \u2060another bold grand slam \u2060walk-on outfit at the US Open \u2060on Monday before the two-time champion battled to a 7-6, 7-6 victory over unseeded Russian Anastasia Zakharova to reach the second round.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Osaka has been the fashion highlight of this year\u2019s majors and entered Arthur Ashe Stadium in a hooded tunic \u200cfeaturing patchwork-style panels adorned with press clippings from past tournament appearances and a billowing white tulle train.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">At Wimbledon, she paid tribute to her Japanese heritage with a kimono-inspired ensemble featuring a traditional kanzashi hair ornament before changing into a white Nike playing kit.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">At Roland Garros, she arrived in a black Kevin Germanier skirt and competed in a layered yellow, \u2060brown and gold outfit inspired by the Eiffel Tower\u2019s nighttime sparkle.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Her look at the Australian Open \u200ctook its cues from a jellyfish.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Naomi Osaka said her outfit was a tribute to NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/89683910-5d69-4443-8f2f-1fd399383256_b8f22aa1.jpg\" title=\"Naomi Osaka said her outfit was a tribute to NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson. Photo: Reuters\"\/>Naomi Osaka said her outfit was a tribute to NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson. Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Competing at Flushing Meadows in an Allen Iverson-inspired outfit, the four-time grand slam champion looked set for a straightforward victory after \u200cracing into a 4-1 lead, only for world No 101 Zakharova to force \u2060a tiebreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka unveiled \u2060another bold grand slam \u2060walk-on outfit at the US Open \u2060on Monday before the two-time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[53158,53076,52973,4471,29457,23218,53344,8,13600,4469,10107,2875,85,53190,21945,23285],"class_list":["post-83844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-osaka","tag-allen-iverson","tag-anastasia-zakharova","tag-arthur-ashe-stadium","tag-australian-open","tag-czech-republic","tag-eiffel-tower","tag-flushing-meadows","tag-japan","tag-katerina-siniakova","tag-naomi-osaka","tag-nba","tag-nike","tag-osaka","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-roland-garros","tag-us-open"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}